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Adoptar habitos saludables sencillos representa uno de los factores mas infl uyentes en el desarrollo de una vida sana. El estado nutricional afecta a la salud…

Amyloidosis can be localized or systemic, and it can be acquired or genetically inherited. The most common types include AL, which is caused by the malformation or…

Transthyretin amyloidosis is a rare, progressive disease characterized by the abnormal buildup of amyloid deposits composed of misfolded transthyretin protein in…

Objective: To map the occurrence of amyloid types in a large clinical cohort using mass spectrometry-based shotgun proteomics, an unbiased method that unambiguously…

Objective: Patients with hereditary transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis (hATTR) often experience disease progression after orthotopic liver transplant (POLT) due in…

Purpose of Review: Transthyretin (TTR)-related cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive infiltrative cardiomyopathy that mimics hypertensive, hypertrophic heart disease…

Introduction: Cardiac amyloidosis is the most common cause of infiltrative cardiomyopathy and is associated with a poor prognosis. Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis…

Rare diseases present unique challenges, often beginning with a diagnosis. Symptoms may puzzle patients and even leave health care providers uncertain. Diagnostic…

Amyloidosis is a rare disease caused by a buildup of abnormal proteins in the body's organs and tissue. Diagnosing amyloidosis can be difficult because symptoms…

This broadcast was hosted by Dr. David Seldin. He was the director of Amyloid Treatment and Research program, Boston University School of Medicine. He talks about…